Roofing and siding material



June 13, 1933. HAMLIN 1,913,836

ROOFING AND SIDINGMATERIAL Filed Dec. 1, 1950 INVENTOR Ma/nrfan A .fla/n 1 ATTORN Patented June 13, 1933 usurp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARSTON L. HAMLIN, F LYNBROOK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BARRETT COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIAL Application filed December tions such as cement and sand or cement and 1 materials are heavy and necessitate special and expensive constructions for supporting the roof. These materials are also relatively expensive and, therefore, roofs formed of such rigid materials are not ordinarily applied to inexpensive houses. Furthermore, when such roofing materials are applied they are ordinarily laid with a relatively large portion of each element exposed to the Weather and, therefore, present a monotonous appearance, detracting from the beauty of the house.

It is an object of my invention to overcome objections to rigid roofing materials heretofore employed and to provide a shingle element, preferably a rigid element, suitable for roofing and siding purposes which is light, durable and inexpensive, and which when laid presents a pleasing and varied appearance.

According to my invention the exposed surface of each element is formed with a raised portion so that the exposed surface simulates a plurality of courses. Hence, the shingle may be economically laid with a maximum amount of the shingle exposed and, at the same time, by suitably shaping the forward exposed edge and the aforementioned raised portion of the shingle, pleasing and ornamental designs and effects may be obtained.

Other objects and features of the invention willappear from the following description in which reference is made to the accompanying figures of the drawing in which a shingle formed to impart a thatch design to a roo when laid with other like shingles in overlapping courses is shown as one illustrative embodiment of this invention.

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asbestos, have been used heretofm'e but such 1, 1930. Serial N0. 499,151.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view through a roof upon which have been laid shingles embodymg my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of a portion of the roof illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through a shingle embodying my invention.

Fig 4. is a transverse sectional View of the shingle illustrated in Fig. 3.

Figs. 5, 6 and 9 are plan views of modified forms of shingles embodying my invention.

Figs. 7, 8, 10 and 12 are plan views of strip shingles embodying my invention, and

Fig. 11 is a front end View of the form of strip shingle illustrated in Fig. 10.

Roofing elements constructed in accordance with my invention are preferably made of material'which is light, rigid and strong, such as mastic composition made from bituminous material and fiber, or constructed of 7 an asphalt-clay composition. The roofing element is formed with one or more ridges or projecting portions located in the portion of the roofing element which is exposed when,

laid so that the exposed portion of each ele- [5 ment presents the appearance of a plurality of courses of elements. The under surface of the roofing element preferably follows the general contour of the upper surface of'the roofing element and is provided with recesses beneath the raised or projecting portions on the upper surface of the roofing element, thus materially reducing the effective weight of the element. A reinforcing member may also be provided on the under surface of the roofing elements to strengthen the same. Roofing elements of this invention are light, strong, inexpensive to produce and present a pleasing appearance when laid in marked contrast with the appearance of roofing materials and particularly rigid shingles em ployed heretofore.

Shingles embodying this invention may be formed in any well-known manner and, when formed of a mastic or composition material, 9'5 -may be molded, pressed, or stamped from suitable material and, if necessary, baked, dried or otherwise hardened after forming the same. i

The form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawing comprises an individual shingle having a tapered portion 2 which when laid with other similar shingles in overlapping courses is covered by the shingles of an adjacent course above. The forward exposed edge 4 of the shingle is thicker than the portion 2 and provides a butt edge similar to that of the ordinary tapered wooden shingle. The upper or exposed surface of the shingle is formed with a raised area 6 and an adjacent depression 8, the edge 10 of the raised area extending in a general direction transversely of the shingle.

The edge 10 of the raised area 6 is spaced from laid about midway between the forward edge 4 of the shingle and the forward edge of a similar shingle laid in an adjacent overlapping course above as illustrated in Fig. 1. The raised area 6 is located in a plane substantially parallel with that portion of the upper surface of the shingle between the edge 10 of the raised area and the forward exposed edge 4 and including the depression 8. The exposed portions of the shingles laid in one course thus present the appearance of a plurality of courses of shingles laid with a relatively small portion of each shingle exposed to the weather. For this reason, the shingles may be laid with the usual or a greater portion of the shingle exposed to the weather than is ordinarily the practice in laying roofing elements and at the same time an attractive design, such as a thatch or other design formed on the roof by the cooperation of the edge 10 and the forward edge 4 of the shingle.

The edge 10 of the raised area 6 and the for ward exposed edges 4 of the shingles may be of any desired configuration but are preferably of curved, an ular or irregular shape. As illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 the edges of the shingles and of the raised portion 6 are curved in opposite directions so that when fi laid the shingles present a pleasing and ornamental appearance as shown in Fig. 2. The configuration of the exposed edge 4 of the shingle and the edge 10 of the raised area 6 may, of course, be widely varied to produce pleasing and varied efi'ects. It is advantageous, though not necessary, that the ends a and a of the edge 4, and the ends 5 and b of the edge 10, lie respectively in lines parallel to the direction of the course so that when the shingles are laid, the ends of edges 0: and b will register with the ends a and b of a like adjacent shingle. As illustrated in Fig. 9, the edges of the shingle and raised areas are of irregular form simulating the appearance of thatch and the upper surface of the shin le within the exposed area thereof is provided with a plurality of raised areas 6 in substantially parallel planes and adjacent depressions 8 so that when laid upon a roof, each course of shingles presents the apthe forward edge 4 and located when pearance of several courses of shingles or several layers of thatch applied to the roof.

The under surface of shingles embodying my invention are preferably formed with a recess 12 beneath the raised area of the shingle. The shingles are therefore comparatively light so that they may be laid on the usual roof deck of an inexpensive house and do not require special constructions to support the roof. A reinforcing rib or member 14 preferably formed integral with the shingle may be located within the recess 12 and extend longitudinally of the shingle from the forward end of the recess toward the tapered edge of the shingle to add to the rigid ity of the element. This construction is particularly adapted for shingles made of mastic compositions such as bituminous fiber mixtures or bituminous clay compositions. Shingles formed as described are cheap and durable and even when made of relatively heavy materials are comparatively light by reason of the recesses in the under surface. When laid they present a pleasing and ornamental appearance which has not been attained when using rigid materials of this type heretofore.

The portion of the shingle exposed to the weather in the forms of the invention illustrated extends somewhat less thanhalf the length of the shingle, Whereas the shingles present the appearance when laid of a plurality of shingle courses laid with a much smaller portion of each shingle exposed. 'Of course the exposed portion of the shin le may constitute more or less of the shing e than that indicated in the illustrated embodiments shown in the drawing.

Roofing elements and siding embodying my invention may also be made in the form of strip or multiple shingles equal in width to a plurality of individual shingles, and provided with adjacent tabs or shingle simulat ing elements having like or different congurations as desired. As illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 the strip is provided on its under surface with a plurality of reinforcing members for supporting the raised area of the material throughout its width. In Fig. 7 the strip is formed with a curved or undulated edge and the raised area 6 is formed with a similar but non-parallel edge 10 extending transversely of the strip. In Fig. 8 the edges of the strip and raised area are of irregular form to give the appearance of a thatched roof when the shingles are laid in courses.

If preferred the strip may be provided with depressed portions 16 spaced laterally throughout the strip and intersecting the edges of the strip and of the raised area thereof as shown in Figs. 10 and 11 to simulate laterally adjacent individual shingles. The strip may also be formed with cut-out portions 18 between adjacent tabs as shown in Fig. 12. The cut-out portions may terminate adjacent the edge 10 of the raised area of the strip or, as illustrated, may extend: from the exposed edge of the strip past the ed e 10 throughout the ortion of the strip w ich is to be exposed w en laid.

The forms of elements illustrated and described are typical examples of roofing and siding elements embodying my invention. It is not intended, however, that my invention should be limited to the forms of the invention herein described;

I claim: A composition roofing element suitable for roofing and siding purposes and adapted to be laid with other similar elements in overlapping courses with not more than half of each element exposed to the weather, said element having a portion adjacent the ex posed edge substantially thicker than the re- .20 mainder of said element andhaving its exposed surface formed with a raised area and an adjacent depression within the exposed portion of the element, the edge of said raised area extending transversely of the element 2 and spaced a short distance from the exposed edge of the element, whereby the exposed portion of each course of elements presents the appearance of a plurality of overlapping layers of material laid with a small portion of each layer exposed to the weather.-

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

MARSTON L. 

